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 - Surprised at ratingWhile I generally enjoy this author, this book was his worst offering to date. I found the story itself to be fairly boring, while the main characters made predictable decisions and the ending was blah. I also found Shaw to be very similar to Lee Child's Jack Reacher. I almost stopped halfway, but plodded through to the end due to some loyalty to Mr. Baldacci. (He wrote one of my all time favorite books, Absolute Power. Read it.....you won't be disappointed with that one.) I was really surprised at the 4 star rating here at Amazon. 99% of the time, the ratings here are dead on, but I must be missing something with this novel. The whole truth here is - don't bother. Rating: - last baldacci book i will buyvery poorly done. the last 2 baldacci books i have bought i have trashed half way through. used to be a great author -- guess it went to his wallet -- Rating:  - Good Fast ReadI am quickly becoming a David Baldacci fan. This book was excellent. Its cliche to say, but I had a tough time putting it down. The book has the classic tough guy hero with a lady in tow, the impossible situation that they must figure out how to get through. But Baldacci's writes in a way that doesn't drown you in minute details but gives you enough to picture the setting and characters. The book provides suspense without setting up obvious twists. The book contains no lulls and puts moments in the perfect places. I'm back on Amazon looking for more Baldacci books involving the main character, so yes, I liked this book a lot. Rating: - the whole truth by david baldacciif sample is an indication the book has to be terrible and not worth your time to read Rating:  - Perception Management?????This book certainly kept me jumping. The concept of "perception management" being used by factions in and out of our government is highly likely during this era. Some of the adventures of our hero were not so believable and the villain was at the far end of evil, with no remorse. It helps in books, because you can do that to the characters. I liked the idea. It made me think about some things going on now in our country. Food for thought book.
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